Lake Clark (Alaska) Explained

Lake Clark
Location:Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, US
Basin Countries:United States
Length:69km (43miles)
Width:8km (05miles)
Max-Depth:322m (1,056feet)
Elevation:75m (246feet) [1]
Pushpin Map:Alaska#North America
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Lake Clark in Alaska, US

Lake Clark (DenaŹ¼ina: Qizhjeh Vena) is a lake in southwest Alaska. It drains through Six Mile Lake and the Newhalen River into Iliamna Lake. The lake is about 64km (40miles) long and about 8km (05miles) wide.

Lake Clark was named for John W. Clark, chief of the Nushagak trading post and the first American non-Native to see the lake, when an expedition financed by a weekly magazine reached it in February 1891.[2] The Dena'ina Athabascan name is Qizjeh Vena which means "place where people gather lake".[3] The lake is within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

References

Book: Branson, John B. . 2012 . The Life and Times of John W. Clark of Nushagak, Alaska, 1846-1896 . Lake Clark National Park and Preserve . 9780979643262 . registration .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGNIS Lake Clarke.
  2. Branson (2012), chapter 13
  3. Branson (2012), p.186